Usage / Role
57%
Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Virginia
Matt Gahm
LB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Matt Gahm shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
92
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Matt Gahm built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 56, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Matt Gahm's career was his defensive production: 85 tackles,...
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Matt Gahm, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Virginia. Matt Gahm shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 85
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 6
Quick Answers
Matt Gahm quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia · LB
- Career Tackles
- 85
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Virginia
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Midland Valley
- High school pipeline
- Midland Valley · 0 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 56 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38.1 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 12 | 35 | 5 | 1.5 | - | 3 | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 9 | 38 | 6.5 | 4 | - | 2 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Matt Gahm played LB for Virginia. Across 5 tracked seasons, Matt Gahm recorded 85 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Virginia.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Virginia paired 12.5 primary output with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 31.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Virginia
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
31.5
Usage
8
Consistency
26.8
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Duke: 2. Clemson: 0. NC State: 0.5. Wake Forest: 0. Miami: 2. Louisville: 0. Abilene Christian: 4. Boston College: 4. Virginia Tech: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Duke: 6 by 45. Clemson: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 2 by 13.3. Wake Forest: 5 by 20.8. Miami: 4 by 36.7. Louisville: 3 by 12.5. Abilene Christian: 4 by 56.7. Boston College: 5 by 60.8. Virginia Tech: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins2.5 · Games = 4 · +2 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 5 · -2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Boston College
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | @ Virginia Tech | L 15-33 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/5 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | W 43-32 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | vs Abilene ChristianSplash game | W 55-15 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Louisville | W 31-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/25 | @ MiamiSplash game | L 14-19 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Wake Forest | L 23-40 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | vs NC State | L 21-38 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/4 | @ Clemson | L 23-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/26 | vs DukeSplash game | W 38-20 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Matt Gahm story
Matt Gahm built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Dallas, TX wearing No. 56, spending time with Virginia. The clearest part of Matt Gahm's career was his defensive production: 85 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Matt Gahm's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Virginia
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia | 5 | 14.6 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia | 5 | 14.6 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia | 10.5 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia | 10.5 | 21.2 | 5.1 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia | 12.5 | 31.5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Virginia | 0 | — | — | -12.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boston College
Week 14 · W 43-32 · Conference game
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Abilene Christian
Week 12 · W 55-15
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Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Duke
Week 8 · W 48-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#4
vs Virginia Tech
Week 14 · W 39-30 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
75.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Pittsburgh
Week 10 · L 13-23 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Virginia
12.5 primary output · 31.5 efficiency · 8 usage
56.3
#2
2019 Postseason · Virginia
50.6
10.5 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Virginia
50.6
10.5 primary · 21.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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